Per Se Restaurant Review
Time Warner Center
10 Columbus Cir. (58th & 59th Sts.) 
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New York, NY 10019
212-823-9335 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
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Cuisine
Open
Lunch Fri.-Sun., Dinner nightlyFeatures
- View
- Romantic setting
- Private room(s)
- Full bar
- Reservations required (dining room)
- Parking garage
- Jackets required
Wine
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 We wish everyone could dine by the hand of Thomas Keller, who continues to set the bar on both coasts. Per Se resides on the fourth floor of the Time Warner Center, and the recognizable French Laundry blue doors welcome here too, though these are a front for fast moving glass panes which slide open instead. This entrance proves just as unforgettable; a reminder that while Per Se embodies the same principles of excellence as The French Laundry, anticipate a different transformational experience. Wood and stone tones accent, giving the decidedly sleek urban venue an earthen touch. Two nine-course menus are on tap: a chef's tasting menu and a tasting of vegetables menu. On each, Keller balances perfectionism and whimsy while dazzling taste buds. Past masterpieces making curtain calls include tiny salmon and crème fraîche cones. The $295 price of admission also nets you waitstaff who move with the grace of ballerinas, and, at the same time, articulate Keller's vision --- carefully seen-to details like six kinds of sea salt presented with select courses, and custom-made china. But the gorgeous flavor combinations, like a “dégustation” of Berkshire pork with La Ratte potato purée, Cherry Belle radishes and spiced cider, steal the show. The 1,600-bottle wine list does its part to astound as well, a true connoisseur's collection with plenty of affordable choices and a welcome selection of more than 150 half bottles. Give yourself over to sommelier Michel Couvreux, and you'll thrill to the series that follows. Desserts like the caramel chocolate “cheesecake” --- chocolate marquise, caramel mousseline and dulce de leche --- are just the beginning to the end of the seemingly nonstop procession. They are followed by mignardises, chocolates, a treat packed to-go and the lingering memories of what portends to be one of the world's finest dining experiences. A five-course lunch menu ($185) is also available, as is an à la carte Salon menu.
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